Righthander who sat out in 2013 after transferring from East Tennessee State and was the Sunday starter most of the 2014 season ... was injured during the first half of 2015, but came on to become a weekend starter ... in 194.0 innings pitched over 48 appearances (34 starts) and three seasons (one at East Tennessee and two at Clemson) at the collegiate level, he had a 7-13 record, one save and a 4.08 ERA while allowing 181 hits (.243 opponents’ batting average) and 90 walks with 151 strikeouts.

2015: Had a 2-1 record and 2.17 ERA in 13 appearances (seven starts) ... in 49.2 innings pitched, he allowed 37 hits (.206 opponents’ batting average) and 22 walks with 39 strikeouts ... held opponents to a .143 batting average with runners in scoring position ... had a 1-0 record, 1.89 ERA and .185 opponents’ batting average in 19.0 innings pitched over five appearances (two starts) in ACC regular-season games ... in 18.2 innings pitched over six appearances (two starts) in games away from home, he allowed 14 hits (.209 opponents’ batting average) and had a 1.45 ERA ... in 14.1 innings pitched over four appearances (one start) on opponents’ home fields, he was 1-0 with an 0.63 ERA and a .200 opponents’ batting average ... in 12.0 innings pitched over six relief appearances, he allowed nine hits (all singles) (.205 opponents’ batting average), no runs and four walks with nine strikeouts ... did not allow a run in 9.0 innings pitched after the sixth inning ... pitched 3.0 innings in relief, allowing three hits, no runs and no walks with three strikeouts at Western Carolina on March 24 ... pitched a perfect eighth inning with two strikeouts against Wake Forest on March 28 ... pitched 6.0 innings in a starting role, allowing four hits and one run with six strikeouts against Georgia on April 7 ... pitched 6.0 innings in a starting role, allowing one hit, one run and one walk with five strikeouts to earn the win against Western Carolina on April 14 ... pitched 2.0 innings in relief, allowing one hit and no runs with two strikeouts in the first game of a doubleheader against Duke on April 18 ... pitched 1.1 scoreless innings in relief with one strikeout at Georgia on April 21 ... pitched 4.0 innings in relief, allowing one hit, no runs and one walk at Georgia Tech on April 26 ... pitched 5.0 innings in a starting role, allowing five hits, one earned run and one walk with three strikeouts against Georgia Southern on May 10 ... pitched 6.0 innings in a starting role, allowing four hits and one run with three strikeouts to earn the win at No. 8 Florida State on May 16.

2014: Had a 3-3 record and 5.30 ERA in 16 appearances (12 starts) ... in 56.0 innings pitched, he allowed 55 hits (.255 opponents’ batting average) and 32 walks with 42 strikeouts ... had a team-tying-high three pickoffs ... held opponents to a .229 batting average with two outs and 1-for-11 (.091) with the bases loaded ... pitched 6.0 innings in a starting role, allowing six hits, two runs and no walks with three strikeouts to earn his first win as a Tiger against Maine on Feb. 23 ... pitched 6.1 innings in a starting role, allowing five hits, one run and one walk with four strikeouts against No. 3 South Carolina on March 2 ... pitched 5.1 innings in a starting role, allowing three hits with four strikeouts to earn the win in the second game of a doubleheader at Wake Forest on March 15 ... pitched 6.0 innings in a starting role, allowing three hits and one run with five strikeouts against No. 1 Florida State on March 22 ... pitched 5.0 innings in a starting role, allowing four hits and one run with four strikeouts at No. 2 Virginia on April 13 ... pitched 7.0 innings in a starting role, allowing six hits and two runs with two strikeouts to earn the win against UNLV on May 5 ... pitched a scoreless eighth inning with two strikeouts against No. 18 Oregon in the Nashville Regional on May 30.

2013: Redshirted ... sat out due to NCAA transfer rules ... played for Florence in the Coastal Plain League in the summer, where he was 2-1 with a 2.02 ERA, .186 opponents’ batting average and 44 strikeouts in 35.2 innings pitched over eight appearances (seven starts).

Before Clemson: Had a 2-9 record, one save, a 4.38 ERA, .256 opponents’ batting average and 70 strikeouts against 36 walks in 88.1 innings pitched over 19 appearances (15 starts) at East Tennessee State in 2012 ... played at Spartanburg Methodist College in 2011 ... member of the Alaska All-Star team in the summer of 2012 ... lettered multiple times in baseball ... coached by Tony Skole at East Tennessee State ... coached by Tim Wallace at Spartanburg Methodist College ... coached by Adam Comstock at T.L. Hanna High School.

Personal: Played alongside his brother, John, at East Tennessee State in 2012 ... his brother, Matt, played baseball at Erskine ... graduated May 8, 2015 with a degree in economics ... born Jacob Paul Long on Oct. 19, 1991 in Anderson, S.C.